Quarantine 'scrapped and replaced with air bridges in weeks' as PM to keep holiday hopes alive for lockdown-weary Brits
will see all arrivals - aside few a few exceptions - required to complete an online form when they arrive in the UK.required to self-isolate for 14 daysPublic Health England will then make random spot-checks on people to make sure they are obeying the quarantine.Foreign nationals could also be deported if they refuse to abide by the quarantine, and Border Force may be able to turn people away on arrival.
He said: "We are working to see how we can introduce agreements with other countries when safe to do so, so we can go abroad and tourists can come here.” George Morgan-Grenville, the chief executive of Red Savannah, who is leading the campaign, said: "The findings are catastrophic for the UK economy and for the travel and hospitality sector.
But some public health experts have warned the idea of an air bridge may be impossible for the UK this summer as concerns loom it is not safe.GuardianHe said: "This is yet another initiative that is going to be open to interpretation, open to abuse, and the government is back-pedalling over pressure internally within the Tory party, within business, and it seems to be a political decision, not a health decision.
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